Mia Chen is on what her Mother calls a Grand Adventure. Mia's not Sure what to make of this family trip to China, and she didn't want to leave her friends for the summer, but she's excited about the prospect of exploring with her Aunt Lin, the only adult who truly understands her. Then Aunt Lin disappears, right after her old nemesis a man named Ying, comes to visit. Mia Knows that years ago when Aunt Lin and Ying were sent to the Fuzhou countryside to work as laborers, the two seached for an ancient treasure together. one that still hasn't been found. She's suspicious tht thir shared history might be linked to Aunt Lin's disappearance.